2022 Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,336 people earned their degree in religious education, making the major the 215th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, religious education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,663 and had an average of $31,603 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 108 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,100 and $30,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 32 religious education graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in religious education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality religious education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the religious education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The religious ed school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree religious ed students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #1 spot on the list. MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 3 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MBTS are $6,950, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary Religious Education Report

#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$11,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 6 masters’s religious ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Bethel University Minnesota not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bethel University Minnesota are $11,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Bethel University Minnesota Religious Education Report

#3

Crown College

Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,270 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Crown College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Religious Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Saint Bonifacius, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s religious ed degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Crown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Religious Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Crown are $10,270.

Read full report on Religious Education at Crown

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Religious Education (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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